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08-12-2016 - 15:01

The next Committee meeting will be held on Thursday 15 December 2016 (08.00 - 10.00) in Strasbourg.

As of 1 July 2015 the ENVI Committee decided to fully implement the paperless project for meetings. Therefore, there will be no more paper documents available in the meeting room. All the documents will be available through the "Meeting documents" tab under "Useful documents" on this webpage.

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Cost-effective emission reduction and low-carbon investments - ETS

09-12-2016 - 11:25

On 15 December, the ENVI committee will vote on the above draft report. 729 amendments were tabled on the Commission proposal and the basic act, touching upon: the linear reduction factor, the auction share, free allocation and carbon leakage provisions, the use of auction revenues, compensation of indirect emissions costs, the Modernisation and Innovation Funds as well as a possible review of the ETS, in view of the stocktaking exercise envisaged in the Paris Agreement.

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Compromise amendments covering most of these issues have been negotiated.

EU options for improving access to medicines

08-12-2016 - 15:03

On 8 December, the ENVI committee held an exchange of views on the above draft report’s amendments. A number of parliamentary resolutions and Council conclusions have drawn the attention to the specific nature of the pharmaceutical market, highlighting the need for a debate and measures to be taken in this regard. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most competitive sectors in Europe (20% return on investment, 800.000 jobs and producing an output of approximately €200 billion/year).

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The prices of new medicines have increased during the past few decades to the poin tof being unaffordable for many EU citizens creating an unsustainable situation for health care systems. In her draft opinion, the rapporteur calls on the Commission and the Council to explore new measures to control prices and she also stresses for more transparency regarding the costs of development and clinical trials which would lead to reach a fair price. 617 amendments were tabled in ENVI focussing, among others, on Intellectual property, on the reduction of barriers to access, the need to fight against antimicrobial resistance, the positive impact of research, the necessity to increase the level of Transparency of costs and Pricing of medicines, the role of national health technology assessment's agencies and the use of Joint procurement mechanism.

The Regulation on Paediatric Medicines

08-12-2016 - 15:01

On 8 December, the ENVI committee voted on the above draft motion for a resolution. The co-rapporteurs call on the Commission to deliver on time the report on the application of the Paediatric Regulation, including the analysis of the economic impact of the rewards and incentives. They urge the Commission, on the basis of those findings, to consider changes to the text, including through a legislative revision of the Regulation.

Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests

30-11-2016 - 09:54

On 28 November, the ENVI Committeel discussed the draft report on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests prepared by ENVI rapporteur Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL). The draft report makes reference to the environmental impacts of the palm oil industry and calls for measures to be taken to encourage the sustainable production of palm oil, through the use of, for example, more robust certification schemes, voluntary partnership agreements, and more restrictive import conditions.

Follow-up to the European Youth event (EYE) - “Ideas check” with young people

30-11-2016 - 09:53

Thousands of young people took part in the second edition of the European Youth Event (EYE2016) at the European Parliament in Strasbourg last May with the aim of producing ideas for Europe’s future.

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Former EYE2016 participants had the opportunity to present some of the most impactful ideas collected during the EYE and exchange views with MEPs, with theaim of having an impact on the future agenda of the EU and make positivechange. This is done in 10 "Ideas Checks" in parliamentary Committees,which serve as a direct follow-up of the EYE2016.

Climate change wias the focus of these 10 "Ideas Checks" held in the ENVI committee meeting on 29 November from 11:45-12:30h. The meeting was web streamed live on http://eye2016.eu.

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A twelve-strong delegation of MEPs will take part in UN (COP22) climate talks (COP22) in Marrakesh from Monday to Friday. Following the European Parliament’s ratification and the entry into force of the 2015 Paris agreement, these will focus on how to finance and share the efforts needed to keep climate warming well below 2 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels.
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